Get extreme accuracy under any conditions. The Model 70 Extreme Weather Stainless utilizes a Bell and Carlson™ lay-up composite stock that provides a solid feel and features trim and lightweight ergonomics. It has a textured charcoal gray matte finish for rugged good looks and improved grip in adverse conditions.

The sculpted cheekpiece helps insure proper eye-to-scope alignment from any shooting position. The thick, black Pachmayr® Decelerator® pad helps take the felt recoil bite out of high performance magnum cartridges.

Like all Model 70s today, it features the Pre'-64 type claw extractor with Controlled Round Feeding so the cartridge may be easily withdrawn from the chamber at any point after it leaves the magazine. It also means that the cartridge base is grabbed by the claw as it leaves the magazine so it enters the chamber straight, in line. And don't forget that the cartridge feed lips are machined as part of the receiver for improved reliability in feeding. The classic Three-Position Safety offers both on safe and fire positions, plus a middle position that locks the firing pin yet still allows the bolt to be operated, providing a greater margin of safety when checking the chamber condition or unloading.

The Extreme Weather SS rifle's free-floating, fluted stainless steel barrel is made in the same factory as those found on U.S. military rifles and machine guns, and features a recessed target crown to protect the rifling. With quality optics, premium ammunition and good shooting conditions, 1 MOA accuracy can be expected -- if you, your ammo and your optics are up to it. The fluted barrel allows us to give you a stiffer barrel profile that does not carry excessive weight. So the Extreme Weather SS feels very light but offers accuracy of a heavier rifle. Two stainless steel sling swivel studs are installed as expected. In fact, all major components are stainless to keep you gun looking and working well year after year in tough conditions. You will need to buy scope bases and rings to match your setup separately, so don't forget. (The scope and mounts in the photo above are not included.)

The line-up of hunting calibers is more than adequate, taking you from crossover big game/varmint calibers to hard hitting magnum calibers sufficient for practically everything you could want to hunt: . . . whitetails, mule deer, elk, sheep, goats, bears, moose, etc. Check the blogs and you'll read how many consider it the perfect elk rifle.

Bell & Carlson makes a uniquely high quality product -- that is the reason Winchester Repeating Arms has teamed with them over the years to produce our finest specialty rifles. With features like a proprietary molding system that maximizes strength and one of the industry's most acclaimed aluminum bedding block designs (for a total lock from action to stock), you get superb accuracy, ideal balance and strength only possible with non-traditional stock engineering.

The Extreme Weather does not have a traditional injected type stock. As per specifications developed by Bell and Carlson and Winchester Repeating Arms, the stocks are "constructed using a 'hand lay-up' process, using a variety of composite materials. These composites -- including fiberglass, aramid fibers, graphite, epoxy gel coats and laminating resins; and polyurethane reinforcement with milled fiberglass -- provide a warm and solid feel rather than the hollow feel one gets from injection molded stocks." The Extreme Weather stock is reliable over a temperature range of -50 degrees to +140 degrees Fahrenheit for extreme stability under any heat and cold conditions you might encounter around the world: Alaska to Arizona and beyond.

Item #

Caliber

Magazine
Capacity

Barrel
Length

Overall
Length

Length
of Pull

Drop
at Comb

Drop
at Heel

Nom.
Weight

Rate of Twist

MSRP

535206212

243 Win

5

22"

42 1/4"

13 3/4"

1/2"

1/2"

6 lbs 12 oz

10"

$1,269.99

535206218

7mm-08 Rem

5

22"

42 1/4"

13 3/4"

1/2"

1/2"

6 lbs 12 oz

9 1/2"

$1,269.99

535206220

308 Win

5

22"

42 1/4"

13 3/4"

1/2"

1/2"

6 lbs 12 oz

12"

$1,269.99

535206225

25-06 Rem

5

22"

42 3/4"

13 3/4"

1/2"

1/2"

7 lbs 2 oz

10"

$1,269.99

535206226

270 Win

5

22"

42 3/4"

13 3/4"

1/2"

1/2"

7 lbs 2 oz

10"

$1,269.99

535206228

30-06 Spfld

5

22"

42 3/4"

13 3/4"

1/2"

1/2"

7 lbs 2 oz

10"

$1,269.99

535206229

264 Win Mag

3

26"

46 3/4"

13 3/4"

1/2"

1/2"

7 lbs 4 oz

9"

$1,299.99

535206230

7mm Rem Mag

3

26"

46 3/4"

13 3/4"

1/2"

1/2"

7 lbs 4 oz

9 1/2"

$1,299.99

535206233

300 Win Mag

3

26"

46 3/4"

13 3/4"

1/2"

1/2"

7 lbs 4 oz

10"

$1,299.99

535206236

338 Win Mag

3

26"

46 3/4"

13 3/4"

1/2"

1/2"

7 lbs 4 oz

10"

$1,299.99

535206255

300 WSM

3

24"

44 1/4"

13 3/4"

1/2"

1/2"

7 lbs 0 oz

10"

$1,299.99

535206264

270 WSM

3

24"

44 1/4"

13 3/4"

1/2"

1/2"

7 lbs 0 oz

10"

$1,299.99

535206277

325 WSM

3

24"

44 1/4"

13 3/4"

1/2"

1/2"

7 lbs 0 oz

10"

$1,299.99

Weights listed are approximate. Drop at comb and heel are measured from centerline of bore.
NOTE: For additional specifications click on a caliber above.

The years go by fast -- don't wait to get your piece of the legend.

Just a few years ago, in 2012, it was the 75th Anniversary year for the Model 70. It doesn’t happen often that a firearm has the endurance to celebrate its 75th Anniversary. The Winchester® Model 70 earned it, with thousands of sportsmen the world over having relied on its smooth-handling Pre-‘64 style action and legendary accuracy.

Today's Model 70 has the all new M.O.A.™ Trigger System, improved fit and finish and enhanced accuracy to go along with its classic Pre-’64 controlled round feeding, Three-Position Safety and solid, sure handling. The M.O.A. Trigger helps the model 70 deliver the extreme accuracy benchmark 1" group at 100 yards. It’s what you deserve.

With the Triple Zero Advantage
The Model 70’s new M.O.A. Trigger System is the most precise three-lever trigger system in the world. Operating on a simple pivoting lever principle, the trigger mechanism has been completely redesigned to exhibit zero take up, zero creep and zero overtravel. The pull weight ranges from 3 to 5 pounds and is factory-set at 3 3/4 pounds. Because of the enhanced ergonomics, wide smooth triggerpiece and 2:1 mechanical advantage created by the unique design geometry, it actually feels like half that weight. Don’t settle for a lesser trigger design with secondary triggerpiece levers, gimmicks or other novelties. Experience for yourself the M.O.A. accuracy, precision and control that come from the new Model 70 M.O.A. Trigger System.

Zero Take Up
Take up is the distance the triggerpiece travels prior to the sear moving toward release and the shooter feeling resistance. The new Model 70 M.O.A. Trigger System has no take up because the take up spring keeps the triggerpiece in constant contact with the actuator.

Zero Creep
Creep is the perceptible movement of the trigger prior to the release of the firing pin or striker. Creep has a negative influence on accuracy because it adds inconsistency and uncertainty during the trigger pull. This contributes to jerking the trigger and thus adds to the movement of the firearm during firing. The 2:1 mechanical advantage created by the trigger design’s unique geometry is how creep has been virtually eliminated in the new Model 70 M.O.A. Trigger.

Zero OverTravel
Overtravel is the rearward movement of the trigger after the firing pin or striker has been released. It can actually jar the gun away from its intended point of aim and is also very distracting to the shooter. That’s why the new Model 70 M.O.A. Trigger System is set at the factory to have no perceptible overtravel. Where you aim is where you shoot.

The 75th Anniversary Edition rifles are now becoming a bit difficult to find. If one is on the list, time is running out.

Going, going . . . Cabela's 50th Anniversary. The Cabela's Model 70s and Model 94s were offered though a special partnership between Winchester Repeating Arms and Cabela's. Rifles like these come along only every 50 years or so. And are getting scarce.

Here are more details on the legendary Model 70 design.

The Model 70 still has the famous 3-position safety which is convenient to operate with the thumb of your firing hand, lifting the firing pin away from the sear. When the safety is in the intermediate or middle position, the action can still be operated, allowing unfired cartridges to be cycled with the safety on. It's smooth to engage and easily identifies the safety status of the rifle.

A Blade-Type Ejector gives you full control when ejecting a fired case. If you pull the bolt back slowly, the empty case doesn't fly anywhere, so you can catch it in your hand and the case is not damaged as it hits the ground. If you pull the bolt back quickly, it ejects the cartridge with more force, throwing it well clear of the action.

The forged steel receiver starts as a forged from a solid block of steel. (What could be stronger?) This is expensive to do, but the regal Model 70 is worth it. Each finished forging is precisely machined, creating a strong, stiff and solid receiver that resists flexing and delivers uncanny accuracy. The bottom profile of this receiver is flat to offer greater surface area for bedding. It is bedded with a two-part epoxy in two places, at the front and rear to keep things from shifting around inside the stock during firing. Why all this trouble and time? So pinpoint accuracy is preserved.

If there were a single feature responsible for the Model 70 being known as the "Bolt-Action Rifle of the Century," it would be the classic Controlled Round Feed (CRF) bolt design. This is a massive claw extractor that smoothly slips onto and secures about one-quarter of the base of the cartridge. This exerts full control over the cartridge from the time it leaves the magazine, as it enters the chamber, gripping tightly until the cartridge is fully ejected. This design also allows an unfired cartridge to be extracted even if it is not yet fully chambered. It's another feature found on the Model 70.

Most rifles have a recoil lug that is installed between the barrel and the action, much like a washer on a bolt. It is a metal piece that extends below the receiver and fits into a matching recess in the stock. It helps spread out the hammering effects of recoil across a wider surface so the rifle won't be damaged. The recoil lug in the Model 70 is not added during assembly. It's forged and machined as part of the receiver. This allows the barrel to be trued in perfect alignment to the front ring of the receiver for greater accuracy. There is nothing to move or shift the barrel out of alignment, ever.

A rifle is not worth a grain of powder if its barrel is junk, either from inferior steel, poor workmanship or poor fit. If you know how serious a rifle barrel is to accuracy, do a little research on Cold Hammer-Forged, Free-Floating Barrels. Every Model 70 barrel is cold hammer-forged from a solid blank of high-grade steel, shaped by heavy, massive rotary hammers over a mandrel (a metal bar that serves as a core around which steel is forged and shaped). After this, each barrel is stressed-relieved to ensure accuracy stays straight, even during the heat of rapid firing.

Free-floating a barrel in the stock means no part of the forearm area touches the barrel. The slightest pressure from the forearm as it cradles the barrel can adversely influence accuracy. Try pulling a dollar bill under your current rifle's barrel. Does it slip all the way to the receiver without hangup? If not, you're missing the accuracy of the Model 70's free-floating barrel, and probably missing your target, too!

You can expect 1 MOA accuracy for three-shot groups from a Model 70 using premium ammo and quality optics under suitable weather and range conditions.